Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Buff Bay Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Buff Bay

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 31.2% cheaper than Buff Bay without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 54.1% cheaper than Buff Bay without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.4 JMD 1,178
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$63.5 JMD 10.1K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$4.88 JMD 777
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Cappuccino
-
$4.41 JMD 702
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.72 JMD 114
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.61 JMD 97.6
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.85 JMD 295
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.12 JMD 496
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.35 JMD 692
-51.03%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.64 JMD 580
0.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.61 JMD 257
100.00%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.54 JMD 564
-2.82%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$10.98 JMD 1,748
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.37 JMD 1,015
15.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.82 JMD 1,245
-34.91%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$6.18 JMD 983
-74.92%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.04 JMD 484
61.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.14 JMD 658
50.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$2.96 JMD 471
-35.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.1 JMD 334
-8.57%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.94 JMD 309
-5.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3.1 JMD 494
3.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.43 JMD 227
94.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$8.79 JMD 1,400
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$11 JMD 1,751
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.91 JMD 463
-25.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.06 JMD 487
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.12 JMD 179
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.16 JMD 502
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$6.17 JMD 982
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.27 JMD 203
5.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$42.2K JMD 6.7M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$34.2K JMD 5.4M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$166 JMD 26.5K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$22.04 JMD 3,509
90.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.2 JMD 7,996
-20.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.37 JMD 2,128
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$228 JMD 36.3K
37.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,438 JMD 388.1K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$25.61 JMD 4,077
-37.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$25.63 JMD 4,081
-13.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$71.6 JMD 11.4K
-43.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$75.3 JMD 12K
-28.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 JMD 27.7K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$221 JMD 35.3K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$559 JMD 89K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$434 JMD 69K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Buff Bay
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.15
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Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: October 29, 2025

Last update for Buff Bay: October 29, 2025

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